National bank CD rates were a mixed bag for the week ending August 28, 2009. Overall, CD interest rates had dropped modestly during the week. The short term rates absorbing most all of the loss in yield, while the longer term rates gained ever so slightly.
The average for the best six month CD rates fell

CD interest rates made their biggest drop yet this year. The stronger than expected employment figures have just not been strong enough to counter the impact of the Fed which has used monetary easing to keep short interest rates low and bank CD rates just keep moving lower.
Based on the bank CD rate survey conducted

As the markets absorb the new Fed policy to buy long term bonds, referred to as operation Twist, certificate of deposit rates continue to press on to lower levels. This week, CD interest rates reacted to the Fed’s desire to drive long term rates lower with CD rates experiencing yet another down week. Unfortunately, it

A number of bank certificate of deposits currently available have yields that are well above the national average rate. But, bank CDs that are ten times the national average rate are fewer and finding these hidden financial gems takes a little bit work. Leaders among the bank CD rates that are ten times or above […]

The highest CD rates available in the month of July have moved higher across all account maturities. Short term CD rates have popped right along with long term rates however, the middle of the yield curve for certificates of deposit have showed the strongest performance as the month of July comes to a close. Average […]

As expected, the Federal Reserve announced another rate increase on March 15, 2017. The reaction by bank and bond rates to the Feds rate move was somewhat fickle. While some investors are becoming increasingly worried that the long trend of lower bank rates has been reversed, the impact in the bond and interest rate markets […]

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The bank is following the rules established by the Expedited Funds Availability Act. When the bank is dealing with a new customer, it can hold onto the deposits longer.
In this scenario, an account is considered new for the first 30 calendar days after it was created. The account would not be defined as new if

There is no federal law or regulation that requires national banks to cash checks for noncustomers. Most banks have policies that allow check cashing services only for customers who have an account with them in order to protect both themselves and their customers from forgeries.
Once a national bank cashes a check that has

Some investors use the word CD and money market interchangeably. There are differences between CD and money market. First of all A CD or certificate of deposit is not a marketable security which means that if a certificate of deposit holder wants out of his or her certificate of deposit or wants to

For investments, liquidity is a measure of how quickly or closely an investment can be converted to cash. Bank checking accounts, savings accounts , short term bank CDs, money market accounts and money market mutual funds are highly liquid investments. Real estate is not very liquid do to the length of time it would take to

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